Immigration, Refugee, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses the NOC system to determine a candidate’s eligibility for Express Entry. Currently, only candidates with work experience in NOC skill types A, B, or 0 are eligible to submit an Express Entry profile. Under the new system, occupations in TEERs 0, 1, 2, and 3 will be eligible for Express Entry programs.
The new NOC system will change the way IRCC evaluates work experience. Many occupations from the previous NOC system will carry over the same eligibility for Express Entry. However, 16 previously ineligible occupations will become eligible for Express Entry based on their updated educational and experience requirements.
Specifically, the following occupations will become eligible for Express Entry on November 16:
- Payroll administrators;
- Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants;
- Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates;
- Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants;
- Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants;
- Sheriffs and bailiffs;
- Correctional service officers;
- Bylaw enforcement and other regulatory officers;
- Aestheticians, electrologists and related occupations;
- Residential and commercial installers and servicers;
- Pest controllers and fumigators;
- Other repairers and servicers;
- Transport truck drivers;
- Bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators;
- Heavy-equipment operators; and
- Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors.
In addition, three occupations will become ineligible for Express Entry based on the updated requirements:
- Other performers;
- Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness; and
- Tailors, dressmakers, furriers and milliners
Although the above three occupations will become ineligible for Express Entry as of November 16, they may still be eligible for other programs such as Provincial Nominee Programs.